⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Nuggets stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ UTAH better than we expected
▼ DEN better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 9 points better than our numbers for the Jazz.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nuggets won, and why the Jazz did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 33 free throws to their twelve
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Jazz
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 8 down to 2 up
Q3 2:49 · UTAH 76-74 DEN
- Go-ahead
Devin Harris hit a 24-foot three jumper, Al Jefferson with the assist
Q4 2:24 · UTAH 96-94 DEN
- Steal
Andrei Kirilenko stole it from Kenyon Martin
Q4 0:01 · UTAH 101-103 DEN
Bad plays
- Turnover
Al Jefferson bad pass
Q4 1:58 · UTAH 96-95 DEN
- Turnover
C.J. Miles bad pass
Q4 1:45 · UTAH 96-95 DEN
- Turnover
Devin Harris bad pass
Q4 1:22 · UTAH 96-97 DEN
Nuggets
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 5 down to 4 up
Q4 5:09 · UTAH 90-94 DEN
- Winner
Ty Lawson hit a free throw 2 of 2
Q4 1:40 · UTAH 96-97 DEN
- Ties it
Ty Lawson hit a free throw 1 of 2
Q4 1:40 · UTAH 96-96 DEN
Bad plays
- Turnover
Nene Hilario offensive foul (Devin Harris draws the foul)
Q4 2:46 · UTAH 93-94 DEN
- Turnover
Nene Hilario turnover
Q4 2:46 · UTAH 93-94 DEN
- Turnover
Arron Afflalo turnover
Q4 1:14 · UTAH 96-97 DEN
📊The numbers
| UTAH | DEN | |
|---|---|---|
| 52% | Shooting from the field | 47% |
| 5 | Threes made | 6 |
| 38% | Three-point accuracy | 35% |
| 10 | Free throws made | 23 |
| 41 | Rebounds | 52 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 25 | Assists | 20 |
| 50 | Points in the paint | 44 |
| 12 | Fast break points | 14 |
| 15 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 8 | Steals | 12 |
| 10 | Blocks | 3 |
